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Mercury General Corporation (MCY)

Financial Services | Insurance - Property & Casualty | Los Angeles, United States | NYSE
96.27 USD +1.78 (1.884%) ⇧ (April 17, 2026, 4 p.m. EDT)
After hours: 96.07 -0.20 (-0.201%) ⇩ (April 17, 2026, 6:25 p.m. EDT)
Short-term: ★★★☆☆ | Long-term: ★★★★☆ | Dividends: ★★★☆☆
Hot Take | April 11, 2026, 3:53 p.m. EDT

Mercury General (MCY) appears to be a mixed opportunity. The recent price action shows a range-bound movement with some upward momentum, especially after hitting a recent low. The dividend yield is moderate, with consistent payouts, which is a positive for income-focused investors. However, the long-term fundamentals are mixed, with a high debt-to-equity ratio and relatively low price-to-book ratio. While the stock has shown resilience, the short-term forecast suggests minimal directional movement. Investors should consider the options activity and market sentiment before making a decision.
Model Selection — Backtest MAE (log-scale, lower is better)
ModelMAE
AutoTheta ✓0.036016
AutoETS0.057074
MSTL0.057154
AutoARIMA0.245502

Forecast horizon: 45 days | Selected: AutoTheta

Forecast Reliability
Score 80%
H-stat 0.54
Ljung-Box p 0.000
Jarque-Bera p 0.481
Excess Kurtosis -0.76
Attribute Value
Sector Financial Services
Ex Dividend Date 2026-03-11
Last Dividend Date 2026-03-11
Debt to Equity Ratio 24.325
Revenue per Share 108.14
Market Cap 5,332,262,912
Trailing P/E 9.85
Forward P/E 12.03
Beta 0.93
Profit Margins 9.03%
Website https://www.mercuryinsurance.com

As of April 11, 2026, 3:53 p.m. EDT: Options activity shows mixed signals. Call options are showing higher volume and open interest around the 90 strike, suggesting potential for upward movement. However, put options have shown increased activity at lower strikes, indicating some bearish sentiment. The IV is relatively high, which could imply increased volatility or uncertainty. Overall, the options data suggests a cautious approach with a possible upward bias, but not strong enough to signal a clear buying opportunity.

Dividend Data

Yield Summary
Last Yield 1yr Yield 3yr Avg 5yr Avg
0.36% 1.61% 2.57% 3.53%
Dividend History
Date Dividend Yield %
2026-03-12 0.3180 0.363097
2025-12-10 0.3180 0.353350
2025-09-11 0.3180 0.405261
2025-06-12 0.3180 0.493162
2025-03-13 0.3180 0.582501
2024-12-12 0.3180 0.453421
2024-09-12 0.3180 0.564162
2024-06-13 0.3180 0.645336
2024-03-12 0.3180 0.700642
2023-12-13 0.3180 0.843926
2023-09-13 0.3180 1.149089
2023-06-14 0.3180 1.162932
2023-03-14 0.3180 1.118323
2022-12-14 0.3180 1.002402
2022-09-14 0.3180 1.022449
2022-06-15 0.6350 1.561349
2022-03-15 0.6350 1.366836
2021-12-15 0.6350 1.370127
2021-09-15 0.6330 1.270343
2021-06-15 0.6330 1.229110
2021-03-16 0.6330 1.244438
2020-12-15 0.6330 1.465865
2020-09-14 0.6300 1.741610
2020-06-10 0.6300 1.846126
2020-03-16 0.6300 2.234435
2019-12-11 0.6300 1.634710
2019-09-11 0.6280 1.454186
2019-06-12 0.6280 1.354124
2019-03-13 0.6280 1.625034
2018-12-12 0.6280 1.511151
2018-09-12 0.6250 1.582444
2018-06-13 0.6250 1.781674
2018-03-14 0.6250 1.832516
2017-12-13 0.6250 1.647280
2017-09-13 0.6230 1.533711
2017-06-13 0.6230 1.595033
2017-03-14 0.6230 1.509196
2016-12-13 0.6230 1.504630
2016-09-13 0.6200 1.696290
2016-06-14 0.6200 1.770669
2016-03-15 0.6200 1.737131
2015-12-11 0.6200 1.950708
2015-09-08 0.6180 1.926129
2015-06-09 0.6180 1.738578
2015-03-13 0.6180 1.770739
2014-12-10 0.6180 1.768199
2014-09-09 0.6150 2.007708
2014-06-10 0.6150 2.124086
2014-03-13 0.6150 2.278095
2013-12-10 0.6150 2.102767
2013-09-10 0.6130 2.276909
2013-06-11 0.6130 2.452223
2013-03-12 0.6130 2.934015
2012-12-11 0.6130 2.580086
2012-09-12 0.6100 2.777511
2012-06-12 0.6100 2.585584
2012-03-13 0.6100 2.562032
2011-12-13 0.6100 2.539265
2011-09-14 0.6000 2.959415
2011-06-14 0.6000 2.958847
2011-03-14 0.6000 3.068879
2010-12-14 0.6000 2.744367
2010-09-14 0.5900 2.999307
2010-06-11 0.5900 2.844116
2010-03-12 0.5900 2.869512
2009-12-14 0.5900 3.262824
2009-09-14 0.5800 3.383321
2009-06-11 0.5800 3.673865
2009-03-12 0.5800 5.205287
2008-12-12 0.5800 3.000779
2008-09-11 0.5800 2.540617
2008-06-11 0.5800 2.724280
2008-03-13 0.5800 3.103650
2007-12-12 0.5200 2.373580
2007-09-12 0.5200 2.335040
2007-06-13 0.5200 2.314968
2007-03-13 0.5200 2.465519
2006-12-13 0.4800 2.239484
2006-09-13 0.4800 2.400557
2006-06-13 0.4800 2.202910
2006-03-13 0.4800 2.235009
2005-12-13 0.4300 1.874567
2005-09-13 0.4300 1.882277
2005-06-13 0.4300 2.021990
2005-03-11 0.4300 2.059777
2004-12-13 0.3700 1.726097
2004-09-13 0.3700 1.881731
2004-06-14 0.3700 1.944396
2004-03-11 0.3700 1.953061
2003-12-11 0.3300 1.951814
2003-09-10 0.3300 2.082918
2003-06-11 0.3300 1.969621
2003-03-13 0.3300 2.581285
2002-12-11 0.3000 2.155961
2002-09-11 0.3000 1.959196
2002-06-12 0.3000 1.819596
2002-03-13 0.3000 1.978501
2001-12-12 0.2650 1.840975
2001-06-13 0.2650 2.138760
2001-03-13 0.2650 2.295084
2000-12-12 0.2400 1.756577
2000-09-12 0.2400 2.580285
2000-06-13 0.2400 2.840841
2000-03-13 0.2400 3.300868
1999-12-13 0.2100 2.988221
1999-09-14 0.2100 2.133628
1999-06-14 0.2100 1.805813
1999-03-15 0.2100 1.825921
1998-12-11 0.1750 1.274820
1998-09-11 0.1750 1.450551
1998-06-12 0.1750 0.907887
1998-03-12 0.1750 0.927583
1997-12-12 0.1450 0.862661
1997-09-12 0.1450 1.108521
1997-06-12 0.1450 1.238488
1997-03-13 0.1450 1.504065
1996-12-11 0.1200 1.439091
1996-09-12 0.1200 1.674761
1996-06-11 0.1200 1.776477
1996-03-13 0.1200 1.868232
1995-12-12 0.1000 1.339328
1995-09-13 0.1000 1.766212
1995-06-13 0.1000 1.930020
1995-03-09 0.1000 2.214206
1994-12-09 0.0875 2.125914
1994-09-09 0.0875 2.139405
1994-06-09 0.0875 1.974883
1994-03-09 0.0875 1.986280
1993-12-09 0.0750 1.726703
1993-09-09 0.0750 1.466367
1993-06-09 0.0750 1.621088
1993-03-10 0.0750 1.522558
1992-12-09 0.0625 1.658942
1992-09-09 0.0625 1.909739
1992-06-09 0.0625 2.262626
1992-03-10 0.0625 2.728968
1991-12-09 0.0500 2.484594
1991-09-06 0.0500 2.567533
1990-06-11 0.0375 3.175887
1988-12-09 0.0250 3.102975
1988-09-09 0.0250 2.778375
1988-06-09 0.0250 3.152464
1988-03-09 0.0225 2.493805
1987-12-09 0.0200 2.191385
1987-09-09 0.0200 1.710694
Additional Data
dividendRate 1.27
dividendYield 1.32
exDividendDate 2026-03-12
trailingAnnualDividendRate 1.27
trailingAnnualDividendYield 0.013440575
lastDividendValue 0.318
lastDividendDate 2026-03-12
dividendDate 2026-03-26

Info Dump

Attribute Value
52 Week Change 0.8386172
Address1 4,484 Wilshire Boulevard
All Time High 100.06
All Time Low 2.65625
Ask 101.0
Ask Size 100
Audit Risk 7
Average Daily Volume10 Day 207,870
Average Daily Volume3 Month 277,609
Average Volume 277,609
Average Volume10Days 207,870
Beta 0.926
Bid 89.72
Bid Size 200
Board Risk 7
Book Value 43.642
City Los Angeles
Compensation As Of Epoch Date 1,767,139,200
Compensation Risk 5
Country United States
Crypto Tradeable 0
Currency USD
Current Price 96.27
Current Ratio 0.557
Custom Price Alert Confidence HIGH
Date Short Interest 1,774,915,200
Day High 96.49
Day Low 94.42
Debt To Equity 24.325
Display Name Mercury General
Dividend Date 1,774,483,200
Dividend Rate 1.27
Dividend Yield 1.32
Earnings Call Timestamp End 1,739,379,600
Earnings Call Timestamp Start 1,739,379,600
Earnings Growth 1.009
Earnings Quarterly Growth 1.004
Earnings Timestamp 1,778,011,200
Earnings Timestamp End 1,778,011,200
Earnings Timestamp Start 1,778,011,200
Ebitda 764,561,024
Ebitda Margins 0.12764
Enterprise To Ebitda 5.582
Enterprise To Revenue 0.712
Enterprise Value 4,267,702,016
Eps Current Year 9.0
Eps Forward 8.0
Eps Trailing Twelve Months 9.77
Esg Populated 0
Ex Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Exchange NYQ
Exchange Data Delayed By 0
Exchange Timezone Name America/New_York
Exchange Timezone Short Name EDT
Fifty Day Average 90.31
Fifty Day Average Change 5.959999
Fifty Day Average Change Percent 0.065994896
Fifty Two Week Change Percent 83.86172
Fifty Two Week High 100.06
Fifty Two Week High Change -3.790001
Fifty Two Week High Change Percent -0.037877284
Fifty Two Week Low 51.61
Fifty Two Week Low Change 44.659996
Fifty Two Week Low Change Percent 0.86533606
Fifty Two Week Range 51.61 - 100.06
Financial Currency USD
First Trade Date Milliseconds 501,345,000,000
Five Year Avg Dividend Yield 3.64
Float Shares 26,558,847
Forward Eps 8.0
Forward P E 12.03375
Free Cashflow 2,522,593,024
Full Exchange Name NYSE
Full Time Employees 4,380
Gmt Off Set Milliseconds -14,400,000
Governance Epoch Date 1,775,001,600
Gross Margins 0.18628
Gross Profits 1,115,798,016
Has Pre Post Market Data 1
Held Percent Insiders 0.52031
Held Percent Institutions 0.47355
Implied Shares Outstanding 55,388,628
Industry Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Disp Insurance - Property & Casualty
Industry Key insurance-property-casualty
Is Earnings Date Estimate 0
Language en-US
Last Dividend Date 1,773,273,600
Last Dividend Value 0.318
Last Fiscal Year End 1,767,139,200
Last Split Date 876,441,600
Last Split Factor 2:1
Long Business Summary Mercury General Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in writing personal automobile insurance in the United States. It also writes homeowners, commercial automobile, commercial property, mechanical protection, and umbrella insurance products. The company's automobile insurance products include collision, property damage, bodily injury, comprehensive, personal injury protection, underinsured and uninsured motorist, and other hazards; and homeowners insurance products comprise dwelling, liability, personal property, and other coverages. It sells its policies through a network of independent agents and insurance agencies, as well as directly through internet sales portals in Arizona, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Texas, and Virginia. Mercury General Corporation was incorporated in 1961 and is headquartered in Los Angeles, California.
Long Name Mercury General Corporation
Market us_market
Market Cap 5,332,262,912
Market State CLOSED
Max Age 86,400
Message Board Id finmb_287366
Most Recent Quarter 1,767,139,200
Net Income To Common 541,094,016
Next Fiscal Year End 1,798,675,200
Non Diluted Market Cap 5,332,263,121
Number Of Analyst Opinions 1
Open 94.59
Operating Cashflow 1,087,187,968
Operating Margins 0.16665001
Overall Risk 4
Payout Ratio 0.13
Peg Ratio 1.11
Phone 323 937 1060
Post Market Change -0.20114136
Post Market Change Percent -0.20893462
Post Market Price 96.068855
Post Market Time 1,776,464,725
Previous Close 94.49
Price Eps Current Year 10.696667
Price Hint 2
Price To Book 2.2059026
Price To Sales Trailing12 Months 0.89022857
Profit Margins 0.09034
Quick Ratio 0.519
Quote Source Name Delayed Quote
Quote Type EQUITY
Recommendation Key none
Region US
Regular Market Change 1.78
Regular Market Change Percent 1.8838
Regular Market Day High 96.49
Regular Market Day Low 94.42
Regular Market Day Range 94.42 - 96.49
Regular Market Open 94.59
Regular Market Previous Close 94.49
Regular Market Price 96.27
Regular Market Time 1,776,456,002
Regular Market Volume 197,551
Return On Assets 0.04823
Return On Equity 0.24799
Revenue Growth 0.141
Revenue Per Share 108.14
Sand P52 Week Change 0.38150132
Sector Financial Services
Sector Disp Financial Services
Sector Key financial-services
Share Holder Rights Risk 2
Shares Outstanding 55,388,627
Shares Percent Shares Out 0.0319
Shares Short 1,764,268
Shares Short Previous Month Date 1,772,150,400
Shares Short Prior Month 1,717,820
Short Name Mercury General Corporation
Short Percent Of Float 0.0664
Short Ratio 7.0
Source Interval 15
State CA
Symbol MCY
Target High Price 110.0
Target Low Price 110.0
Target Mean Price 110.0
Target Median Price 110.0
Total Cash 1,652,566,016
Total Cash Per Share 29.836
Total Debt 588,004,992
Total Revenue 5,989,768,192
Tradeable 0
Trailing Annual Dividend Rate 1.27
Trailing Annual Dividend Yield 0.013440575
Trailing Eps 9.77
Trailing P E 9.853633
Trailing Peg Ratio None
Triggerable 1
Two Hundred Day Average 83.84035
Two Hundred Day Average Change 12.429649
Two Hundred Day Average Change Percent 0.1482538
Type Disp Equity
Volume 197,551
Website https://www.mercuryinsurance.com
Zip 90,010